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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-1988/schedule-2/paragraph-15",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/876",
  "legislation_title": "The Weighing Equipment (Non-automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weighing-equipment-non-automatic-weighing-machines-regulations-1988",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/15",
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  "number": "15",
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  "text": "The specifications for non-graduated and graduated Class III machines are given in Table 3.\nTable 3\nMaximum capacity “Max”\nLower limit of the minimum load “Min”\nScale interval “d”\nNumber of scale intervals “n”\nVerification scale interval “e”\nNotes\n1. In the case of machines where the weight indicating or printing is in units of the imperial system the relevant capacity and verification scale interval shall be the amounts in imperial units which are equivalent to those specified in the Table in terms of g, kg and t.\n2. Where the equivalent metric value for an imperial scale interval falls between ranges then the value shall be considered as belonging to the lower range.\nNon-graduated machines\n20 g ≤ Max < 100 g\n50 e\n0.1 g\n100 g ≤ Max < 1 kg\n50 e\nMax1000\n1 kg ≤ Max < 2 kg\n50 e\n1 g\n2 kg ≤ Max\n50 e\nMax2000\nGraduated machines\nNon-self indicating machines\n20 g ≤ Max < 100 g\n10 d\n0.1 g ≤ d ≤ 0.2 g\n200 ≤ n < 1 000\n0.1 g\n100 g ≤ Max < 1 kg\n20 d\n0.2 g ≤ d ≤ 1 g\n200 ≤ n < 1 000\nMax1000\n100 g ≤ Max ≤ 10 kg\n20 d\n0.1 g ≤ d ≤ 1 g\n1 000 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n400 g ≤ Max < 5 kg\n50 d\n2 g ≤ d ≤ 5 g\n200 ≤ n < 1 000\nMax1000\n2 kg ≤ Max ≤ 50 kg\n50 d\n2 g ≤ d ≤ 5 g\n1 000 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n5 kg ≤ Max < 10 t\n50 d\n10 g ≤ d ≤ 10 kg\n500 ≤ n < 1 000\nMax1000\n10 kg ≤ Max ≤ 100 t\n50 d\n10 g ≤ d ≤ 10 kg\n1 000 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n15 t ≤ Max < 100 t\n1 000 kg\n20 kg ≤ d ≤ 100 kg\n750 ≤ n < 1 000\nMax1000\n20 t ≤ Max ≤ 1 000 t\n1 000 kg\n20 kg ≤ d ≤ 100 kg\n1 000 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n150 t ≤ Max\n10 d\n200 kg ≤ d\n750 ≤ n < 1 000\nMax1000\n200 t ≤ Max\n10 d\n200 kg ≤ d\n1 000 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\nSelf and semi-self indicating machines\n20 g ≤ Max ≤ 10 kg\n10 d\n0.1 g ≤ d ≤ 1 g\n50 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n400 g ≤ Max ≤ 50 kg\n20 d\n2 g ≤ d ≤ 5 g\n200 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n5 kg ≤ Max ≤ 200 kg\n20 d\n10 g ≤ d ≤ 20 g\n500 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n25 kg ≤ Max ≤ 100 t\n50 d\n50 g ≤ d ≤ 10 kg\n500 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n15 t ≤ Max ≤ 1 000 t\n1 000 kg\n20 kg ≤ d ≤ 100 kg\n750 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd\n150 t < Max\n10 d\n200 kg ≤ d\n750 ≤ n ≤ 10 000\nd",
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